Editor’s 6-month update (12/2017): Still the coolest car we’ve ever driven! Looking back at our electric bills over a 6-month period, we’re averaging an increase of $43/month over the same seasonal time period in 2016, which is not bad considering […]

If our last 4 springs have been focused on clearing brush, this season has been the year of removing big, old trees. March windstorms did a real number on the City of Rochester and its surrounding areas; come to …

We took a week-long vacation in Casablanca, Morocco for a wedding – that was more than 4 years ago – and ever since I've been searching for my own moroccan area rug inspired directly by the ones we had adorning …

For awhile now I've been meaning to assemble a list of links so you can check out the articles I've been writing for other publications. A few thousand new visitors still find their way to this blog every day, …

Much to my own surprise, I've done very little in the way of making my kid's bedrooms photo-worthy, despite purchasing pretty nice furnishings and pinning inspiration images to my heart's maternal desire.
Wallpapering the kids' rooms …

We finished 2016 off right with the installation of a gas fireplace, and celebrated by blazing our great wall of fire on max heat right into the New Year; considering how much time we actually spend in …

Agree with me on this: There are really only just a few moments in life that render as much satisfaction as buying a new refrigerator. One with no one else's grimy gook (or your own gook) strewn about …

Hey guys, Minted sponsored this post and we also teamed up to gift one reader a $250 credit towards a future purchase at Minted.com! I couldn't make this easier if I tried. The contest has since ended, but …

First of all, thanks for hanging out with me as I spent the last few months publishing old posts (and especially for bearing through the last few weeks of fall/holiday content... I really tried to force-fit those …

This post was originally published on DIY Network’s blog Made + Remade in December 2014.
It’s the time of the year filled with holiday parties, Secret Santas, and gift exchanges. Spruce up that special present – whether …

This post was originally published on DIY Network’s blog Made + Remade in December 2014.
The “Baby’s First Christmas” ornaments that my parents had collected for my sister and I are some of the ornaments that I …

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